Search strategy in Embase
| No | Search terms |
| #1 | 'pulmonary rehabilitation'/exp |
| #2 | 'pulmonary rehabilitation':ti,ab,kw OR 'pulmonary therapy':ti,ab,kw OR 'pulmonary intervention':ti,ab,kw OR 'pulmonary recovery':ti,ab,kw OR 'pulmonary rehabilitation program':ti,ab,kw OR 'respiratory rehabilitation':ti,ab,kw OR 'respiratory recovery':ti,ab,kw OR 'respiratory intervention':ti,ab,kw OR 'respiratory therapy':ti,ab,kw OR 'physical rehabilitation':ti,ab,kw OR physical:ti,ab,kw |
| #3 | 'kinesiotherapy'/exp |
| #4 | exercise:ti,ab,kw OR train:ti,ab,kw OR anaerobic:ti,ab,kw OR aerobic:ti,ab,kw OR resistanc:ti,ab,kw OR endurance:ti,ab,kw OR strength:ti,ab,kw OR stretch:ti,ab,kw OR limb:ti,ab,kw OR walk:ti,ab,kw OR swim:ti,ab,kw OR bik:ti,ab,kw OR run:ti,ab,kw OR sport:ti,ab,kw OR 'traditional chinese exercise':ti,ab,kw OR taichi:ti,ab,kw OR taiji:ti,ab,kw OR baduanjin:ti,ab,kw OR yijinjing:ti,ab,kw OR qigong:ti,ab,kw OR liuzijue:ti,ab,kw OR sizijue:ti,ab,kw |
| #5 | #1 OR #2 OR #3 OR #4 |
| #6 | 'fibrosing alveolitis'/exp |
| #7 | 'idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis':ti,ab,kw OR 'pulmonary fibrosis':ti,ab,kw OR 'pulmonary interstitial fibrosis':ti,ab,kw OR 'idiopathic pulmonary interstitial fibrosis':ti,ab,kw OR 'IPF':ti,ab,kw |
| #8 | #6 OR #7 |
| #9 | 'randomized controlled trial'/exp |
| #10 | 'controlled clinical trial':ti,ab,kw OR 'randomized controlled trial':ti,ab,kw |
| #11 | #9 OR #10 |
| #12 | #5 AND #8AND #11 |